Mill River Dam
Mill River Dam is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 259 m. Brier Hill stands 530 m to the northwest, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of the Williamsburg Reservoir Dam, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 3.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 10.4 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 15.7 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 7.6 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 12 mi
- view to west · 13 mi
- Kiwanis Point · 23 mi
- Dam Overlook Observation Platform · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Walnut Hill: 0.5 mi
- Carey Hill: 1.0 mi
- High Ridge: 1.2 mi
- Nash Hill: 1.4 mi
- Dry Hill: 1.6 mi
- Angel Park: 3.0 mi
- Wildlife Blind: 3.5 mi
- Goshen Memorial Park: 3.5 mi
- Omasta Well Field: 5.6 mi
- Tri-Town Beach District: 6.4 mi
- Site of the Williamsburg Reservoir Dam: 0.0 mi
- Daley and Halligan Memorial Stone: 9.7 mi
- Old Chapel: 10.9 mi
- William Smith Clark Memorial: 11.4 mi
- Bee Hive Kiln: 11.6 mi
- Williamsburg Historical Society: 3.0 mi
- Goshen Historical Museum: 3.4 mi
- Hatfield Historical Museum: 8.2 mi
- Kingman Tavern Museum: 8.5 mi
- Smith College Museum of Art: 9.4 mi
- Williamsburg Wildlife Management Area: 0.9 mi
- Bradley Property: 1.5 mi
- Briar Hill Conservation Area: 1.6 mi
- Atkinson Cr: 1.9 mi
- Breckenridge Property: 2.1 mi
- C3: 9.2 mi
- Jack Leaman: 10.6 mi
- Julius Erving: 10.6 mi
- John Calipari: 10.6 mi
- Marcus Camby: 10.6 mi
- Hatfield Community Garden: 8.1 mi
- Capen Garden: 9.2 mi
- Ruth Brown Richardson border: 9.3 mi
- Rock Garden: 9.3 mi
- Systematics Garden: 9.3 mi
- Historic Deerfield Walking Tour: 10.1 mi
- 1950 Pontiac: 10.5 mi
- Bridge of Flowers: 11.7 mi
- War Memorial Pool: 11.7 mi
- Greenfield Energy Park: 12.4 mi
- Roaring Falls: 11.4 mi
- Titans Piazza: 12.0 mi
- Pigpen Ledges: 13.9 mi
- Mormon Hollow: 16.8 mi
- Introductory Buttress: 18.0 mi
- David Musante Beach: 5.8 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 7.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 10.0 mi
- Puffers Pond North Beach: 10.9 mi
- Puffers Pond South Beach: 11.1 mi
- Glendale Falls: 13.2 mi
- Goldmine Brook Falls: 16.3 mi
- Tannery Falls: 19.0 mi
- Twin Cascade: 21.7 mi
- Hobo Falls: 21.9 mi
- Day Use Area: 18.0 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 21.6 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Mill River Dam. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brier Hill | NW 321° | 530 m | 5.1 mi |
| Seventy Six Hill | NW 321° | 530 m | 6.0 mi |
| Moore Hill | NW 309° | 517 m | 3.3 mi |
| Mollison Hill | WNW 287° | 488 m | 4.1 mi |
| Ram Hill | SW 223° | 461 m | 3.9 mi |
| Shaw Ledges | SSW 213° | 460 m | 6.2 mi |
| Abbott Hill | NNW 336° | 454 m | 2.9 mi |
| Sikes Hill | N 352° | 451 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:36 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worthington, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1423780337
Day trips start here
- Deerfield · 10 mi
- Hadley · 10 mi
- Northampton · 10 mi
- Amherst · 11 mi
- Charlemont · 11 mi
- Erving · 11 mi
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